Sweat-leather for hats.



PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906..

I'. ROSENSTEIN &,W. S. WODLF.

,SWEAT LEATHER POR HATS. APPLIGATION FILED DBMS. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRITZ ROSENSTEIN AND WILLIAM S. WOOLF, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SWEAT-LEATHER FOR HATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

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Be it known that we, Fnrrz RosENsTEIN and WILLIAM S. WOOLF, citizens of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los An eles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Sweat- Leather for Hats, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide a novelty for the hat trade whereby a great saving can be made to wholesalers and jobbers in cases where a shipment of hats has been rejected in whole or in part on account of non-compliance with the terms of the order. At present it is customary to print `the dealers name on the sweat of the hat, and in case the hat is [rejected the same cannot be sold to other dealers except at a ruinous discount unless the sweats are removed and replaced with new ones, which involves a very great loss. By this invention we avoid such loss and at the same time allow the dealers name to be affixed to the sweat in an ornamental and attractive manner.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 represents a hat provided with this invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the hat in a different position with the sweat drawn out to expose the inner side thereof. Fig. 3 is a view of the inner side of a sweat in which the name-tab is folded back for concealment. Fig. 4 is a fragmental section of a hat with a sweat provided with this invention, the section being taken/through the center of the name-tab. Fig. 5 is a ragmental view of a stamping-out of which our new improved sweat is to be formed. The dotted lines indicate the edge fold of the sweat.

1 indicates the hat, 2 a sweat therefor, 3 the upper folded edge of the sweat, which is formed in the usual manner, except that it is provided with an extension 4, which has a line of perforations 5 or otherwise weakened strip in line with the edge of the fold 3 for the purpose of detaching the tab 4. A plurality of name-tabs 4 may be provided, the same to be used at the discretion of the dealer.

We do not limit ourselves to the exact construction shown.

The name-tabs 4 are detachable, so that when a hat is rejected by the dealer the person to whom it is returned may simply remove the tab bearing the dealers name, and thereupon the hat becomes a salable article to be accepted by some other dealer.

The tab is adapted to extend into and to be folded out of sight alternatively. When in sight, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it may form an ornamental adjunct to the sweat, giving a novel and pleasing appearance to the inside of the hat.

What we claim is- 1. A hat-sweat having a tab at its edge and provided with a weakened strip for separating the tab from such.

2. A hat-sweat having a folded edge and an extension of said edge to form a nametab, and provided with a weakened strip in linbe with the folded edge for detaching the ta 3. A hat-sweat having a tab at its edge and provided with a row of perforations for separating the tab from such edge.

4. A hat-sweat havin a folded edge, and an extension of said e ge adaptedto fold against or to project from said sweat alternatively and to form a name-tab.

5. A hat-sweat having a folded edge and an extension of said edge to form a nametab, and provided with a row of perforations in line with the folded edge for detaching the tab.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, at Los Angeles, California, this 9th day of December, 1905.

FRITZ ROSENSTEIN. WILLIAM S. WOOLF.

In presence of* JAMES R. TowNsEND, JULIA TowNsEND. 

